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GNOME 40 is out now with the redesigned Activities Overview
GNOME 40 is out now to showcase the latest Linux desktop environment work from the GNOME Project, which includes a number of feature overhauls and improvements.
Category: Open Source
OpenRazer 3.0.0 expands with many new Razer devices supported on Linux
Get your fancy Razer mouse, keyboard, laptop and whatever else ready as OpenRazer 3.0.0 is out now to further expand what Razer devices are nicely supported on Linux.
GOverlay gets another small release to help you manage tools like MangoHud
MangoHud is a fantastic way to show off all sorts of details in games on Linux from frame timings to RAM use and plenty more. GOverlay continues making it more accessible with a full UI.
The open source Epic Games client for Linux, Heroic Games Launcher can now run offline
The open source Heroic Games Launcher is a game launcher that currently works with the Epic Games Store, providing Linux users with an easy way to manage it and play games.
Arrow is a new open source app for developing text adventures and game narratives
Are you designing a game narrative or want to make some sort of text adventure? Even if it's just prototyping or storyboarding the free and open source app Arrow can help.
OpenRA has a massive new release improving the classic Westwood RTS games
A day I've been waiting for! OpenRA, the game engine reimplementation of Command & Conquer, Red Alert and Dune 2000 has a huge new release out for 2021 and a flashy new website.
Free and open source multiplayer voxel RPG 'Veloren' has a huge 0.9.0 release
The community of volunteers building up the next-generation open source multiplayer RPG named Veloren have pushed out another massive release, which includes some big new features.
V3DV Vulkan driver for the Raspberry Pi 4 keeps on improving
Soon, the Raspberry Pi 4 will become even better with the constant improvements being made to the V3DV Vulkan driver.
RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 reimplementation OpenRCT2 expands in v0.3.3
v0.3.3 of the RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 reimplementation OpenRCT2 is out now and it includes quite a lot of enhancements as the community works towards giving the ultimate cross-platform experience.
Lazy Chess a new open source game that gives you the best moves
I do always love to see new takes on classic games and Lazy Chess has a fun idea. It compresses Chess down into a game of only a few possible moves each turn.
Windows 'not an emulator' compatibility tool Wine 6.4 out now
Not an emulator but a compatibility tool that translates Windows calls into language Linux can understand, Wine 6.4 is officially out now as the latest development release.
VKD3D-Proton works towards Ray Tracing, new small Proton Experimental build up
For those of you with a graphics card capable of Ray Tracing who use the Steam Play Proton compatibility layer we have some good news coming for you.
Mesa 21.0.0 open source graphics drivers out now
After much waiting, the latest release of the Mesa graphics stack is out now with tons of improvements to lots of drivers for Linux users and for Linux gaming.
Pixels customizable smart dice seem like an interesting way to spice up your tabletops
While I haven't yet jumped into the deep end of virtual tabletop experiences myself, the likes of Fantasy Grounds Unity and Foundry VTT support Linux and look really good. Want to spice them up if you play already? Enter the Pixels dice.
FOSS racer Yorg has a new release with improved gamepad support
Top-down open-source racing? Yorg is a little bit like some of the classic Micro Machines games and while rough around the edges as it's in development it's showing promise as another FOSS game.
Sofa gaming Linux distro GamerOS version 23 is out continuing to fill the gap of SteamOS
Filling in the gap left by Valve leaving SteamOS alone, the sofa / couch gaming distribution GamerOS has a brand new release available with the usual great improvements.
plus-x is a simple tool to help developers on Windows set Linux permissions for games
Here's a small and very useful sounding application from game developer Cheeseness. It's called plus-x and the aim is to allow developers on Windows to set the correct permissions on Linux executables.
Godot Engine team grows with another developer now working on rendering
Godot Engine is definitely going places and the more we hear about this free and open source game engine the more we love it. The team now has another member hired to work on rendering.
Open source mixed reality library StereoKit adds Linux support
The XR (VR/AR) space continues to evolve and one of the promising projects there is called StereoKit, an open source mixed reality library and a new release is out now adding in Linux support.
Direct3D 9-10-11 to Vulkan translation layer DXVK 1.8.1 is out now
After the 1.8 release of DXVK on February 19, a small 1.8.1 release just went out for this Direct3D 9-10-11 to Vulkan translation layer.
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